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Best of BKK Muay Thai: fights you missed, fights coming up: vol 5 (March, 2021) (Patreon)

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Volume 5 | 07-02-21 to 28-02-21 (back), 07-03-21 to 04-04-21 (forward)

Introduction:

Bangkok Stadium Muay Thai is back after a two-month hiatus that started in mid-December 2020 and just ending on February 7. Consequently, this is my first article since vol. 3 in December. In this article, same as usual, I will discuss my favorite three fights from the previous month (Feb), and three of my most anticipated fights in the upcoming month (March).

Links to the following article:

A quick review: Last article’s anticipated fights recommendations in December, links to some great matchups, read that article here:

[Covid hiatus, no fights recommended]

Looking back:

Petnamchai (red) vs Singdam (blue)
Petsomjit (red) vs Oleylek (blue) | Starts at 1:40:00 mark
Phetphuthai (red) vs Lamnamoonlek (blue)

Looking Forward (fight referred to):

Looking back on the last month of fights, the fights I liked best:

* Petnamchai Aodtukdaeng vs Singdam Yuthsurat | 106lbs | 07 Feb.

My first pick of this comeback issue is a fight that was essentially a clash of strong, and very young prospects in the Kiatpet circuit. At risk of spoiling the fight, It was a good back-and-forth fight with a great narrative. The winner gained a lot of attention from Thai boxing fans on social media.

Petnamchai (เพชรนำชัย อ๊อดตึกแดง) is a 16-year-old boxer from Sisaket Province, training out of Sor.Jaruwan gym in his home province. Coming into this fight, he had not lost a single bout in his last 11 fights (10-0-1, 5 KOs). Though, his previous fight, an incredible war against highly touted prospect Pumjaitai Pakornponsurin ended controversially as most boxing fans thought that Pumjaitai had won the fight comfortably, and the events that ensued after the fight bred even more controversy (read more, Pumjaitai unretired last month; fought on March 4).

Petnamchai is a very good frontfoot-heavy all-action fighter. Though he is usually relatively inactive in the first two rounds, after then, he follows his opponents and throws heavy rear leg kicks, accompanied by 1-2 punch combinations to get into the phonebooth, his favorite distance to work from. On the inside, he has no hesitation in taking knees and delivering back strong elbows and surprisingly heavy knees down the middle or slicing in from the side.

On the defensive front, Petnamchai’s kick defense is not exactly the best but he can time good checks while hovering on the outside. Otherwise, his defensive game is surprisingly complete, he has a very tight guard that lets few punches through when he is in fresh form, though it is more often than not susceptible to uppercuts. Lastly, his insane conditioning also helps in his ability to wear a shot (ruup).

Standing at only 1m60, Petnamchai is at a major length and height disadvantage, even for the smallest titled division today (105lbs). He makes up for this with incredible conditioning and a very high work rate.

Onto Singdam (สิงห์ดำ ยุทธสุราษฏร์). He is 17 years old, training out of the Kiatfufueng gym in his home province of Surat Thani. Unlike Petnamchai, Singdam has had a rough go of it lately - 1-2 in his last three, - as he has stepped up to the top level of the division, with his best performance a back-and-forth close fight against Liampayak Chor.Hapayak, who would go on to give hell to Superbright just less than two months later. Otherwise, he’s lost to arguably the best of the division in the Kiatpet circuit, Yodbuagnam Diamond98. His only win lately has been a KO over Kongmongkol TNmuaythai, which is not the same level of competition as the other two, or even close to the level of this upcoming fight.

In sharp contrast to his opponent, Singdam is a lanky southpaw, standing at a relatively astonishing 1m67 in the 105lbs division. He presents an aesthetically pleasing style on offense as a good volume combination puncher on the outside, in which he notably incorporates uppercuts. The second major facet of his style is his defensive clinch game. He has good left kicks from distance, which will most likely be incredibly useful against a frontfoot pressure fighter like Petnamchai. Singdam would regularly fire off punch combinations coming from many directions, ending it with a kick, then clinch up. His clinching style is very inactive, so the referee would almost always break the clinch, though he does have a decent rear knee strike.

On defense, Singdam leaves a lot to be desired. Against kicks, he is admittedly very good at checking, but he has minimal head movement, is physically relatively quite weak, and lacks conditioning. He also has a questionable chin.

This is an interesting clash of styles. Ignoring the defensive front, Singdam is a very bad matchup for Petnamchai, but he has never beaten anyone at this high of a level before. The pre-fight odds are comfortably on Petnamchai’s side at 3/2. This fight is essentially for a shot at Yodbuagnam Diamond98. Link below.

* Petsomjit Jitmuangnon vs Oleylek Sor.Kianjai | 115lbs | 21 Feb.

My second choice is a fight between arguably the best 112-115 lber in terms of recent resume, Petsomjit Jitmuangnon, and one of the best up-and-comers in the division Oleylek Sor.Kianjai. They were initially scheduled to fight in December for Petsomjit’s 112 lbs Rajadamnern Stadium title, before the Covid outbreak in Samut Sakhon shut down the industry for another two months. Be warned, this was not an exciting fight and the decision was somewhat controversial.

Starting off with the 24 yo seasoned veteran Petsomjit (เพชรสมจิตร จิตรเมืองนนท์). In my personal opinion, he is the second best fighter at 115 lbs, behind Chokpanlan Por.Lakboon. Coming into this fight, he was 5-2 in his last 7 fights, with losses against Petsommai and Chokpanlan, and notable wins over Satanmuanglek, Petsommai, Petsuphan (twice), and most recently Chanalert Menayothin. A very good run.

Petsomjit is a well-rounded fighter with good fundamentals, strong at practically every distance. On the outside, he has good teeps from either leg, switch kicks and rear body kicks. A little bit closer and his opponents would have to deal with his boxing, notably his jabs, and body crosses and hooks. Additionally, Petsomjit has very good clinch entries, and is a good defensive, as well as offensive clincher. He has good knees and elbows in the clinch and great timing and awareness.

On defense, Petsomjit possesses good kick checks from both legs, but especially from his rear leg. He distances himself well and often uses frames and light guard manipulation to circle away from the ropes. When he doesn’t do this, his defensive clinching skills, knee shield and transition defense, are usually more than enough to deal with the best aggressive clinchers in the division (and the sport: Satanmuanglek). He has struggled against larger, stronger fighters and slick, tricky backfoot technicians, such as Petsommai Sor.Sommai.

On top of all of this, Petsomjit has fought in the top circuit of 112-115 lbs for over 3 years now, a huge experience advantage over his much younger opponent (relative to the sport).

Panum Thani native Oleylek Sor.Kianjai (โอเล่ย์เล็ก ส.แก่นใจ) is 6 years younger than Petsomjit, having only turned 18 years old a few months before this. Coming into this fight, he had collected an impressive 6 wins in a row, the latter two dominant performances against established veterans PetAnuwat Nor.Anuwatgym, and Petmuangnon Jitmuangnon (formerly Priewpark). As a reward for these two very strong wins, the OneSongchai matchmaker gave Oleylek a massive step-up in competition, the biggest fight of his career yet. Don’t get me wrong, Oleylek is no doubt a top 5 fighter at 112 lbs across promotion lines, but he hasn’t fought anyone at Petsomjit’s level yet.

Oleylek is a very smart elbow fighter with great ring awareness, and strong knee and combination boxing. On offense, he is especially good at intercepting his opponent’s clinch entries with pin-point accurate, well-timed elbows. He would bait his opponents into the clinch, transitions into an advantageous position, then elbow (ref). Outside of his elbows and knees, his combination punching has been proven an incredibly dangerous facet of his game. Despite his technique looking sloppy, when he smells blood, the speed and accuracy of his barrages of punches are very hard to defend against (ref). He also has good footwork, and frames (guard fighting). One notable element sorely lacking from his offensive arsenal is kicks.

On defense, Oleylek has great spatial awareness and can slip, frame, parry, and spin away from shots (in the clinch) very well (ref). He checks well enough, but usually just moves away from the kick. His most important skills are his small pivots to get away from pressure, his balance, and most notably his composure (“ruup”, ability to wear a shot).

In this fight, Oleylek will hold a clear physical advantage over Petsomjit as he is both significantly larger and stronger.

This is a very fresh and interesting matchup, Oleylek finally gets his chance to prove that he belongs at the top with the best in a huge step-up fight, while Petsomjit is there to show that he is still one of the best. Due to top level experience difference, Petsomjit leads pre-fight odds 5/4 or 11/8.

* Lamnamoonlek Tded99 vs Phetphuthai Sitsarawatseua | 132lbs | 28 Feb.

My last choice is yet another huge step-up fight for a prospect in Phetphuthai Sitsarawatseua against hands down the best fighter of the 130 lbs division and one of my top 10 P4P this month Lamnamoonlek Tded99. This was a big cross promotion bout as Chun Kiatpet puts one of his best prospects against the champion and best fighter of a declining OneSongchai promotion.

Lamnamoonlek (ลำน้ำมูลเล็ก ทีเด็ด99) is 22 years old from Buriram, a region famous for its fighters. Since July 2019, excluding this fight against Phetphuthai, he had gone 7-2, with notable wins over Mongkolkaew (2-1), Chorfah, Yodtongthai, and Kiewpayak (2-1). He had gone undefeated in his last 2 fights, dominating Extra and knocking out arguably his biggest rival, 2019 SAT Fighter of the Year Kiewpayak Jitmuangnon with a beautiful right cross. He also won the National amateur boxing gold medal of his category in 2020 (November).

Now that Rungnarai Kiatmuu9 has retired, Lamnamoonlek is undoubtedly the best defensive fighter on the scene. He is well-known as a high-volume kicker and sweep specialist. As a balanced-stance southpaw, Lamnamoonlek has a strong diverse offensive arsenal. He has heavy left kicks, but also a good lead kick, switch kicks, rear teeps, and great boxing. His jabs gauge distance very well. Additionally, he has good clinch entries, counters, and of course, sweeps.

On defense, there are few as proficient as him. At distance, he has incredible timing on checks from either leg. His footwork, and ability to counter while defending are amazing. At closer distance, he has good guard manipulation and is a decent clincher. His lateral movements and evasions are at times reminiscent of the great Somrak, though he isn’t close to as good as the legend.

Lamnamoonlek is 9 cm (3.5 inches) shorter than Phetphuthai here, so he’ll be at a length disadvantage, as always, but he will not be at a significant strength disadvantage.

On the other hand, Bangkok native Phetphuthai (เพชรภูไท ศิษย์สารวัตรเสือ) is arguably the brightest rising star in the Kiatpet circuit, at least judging by resume. As of this fight, Phetphuthai had shook the Kiatpet circuit, and therefore, the Muay Thai world with three elbow knockouts in a row (he had not knocked anyone out for over 20 fights prior to this) against high-ranking fighters at 126 lbs, while on a 5-fight win streak. He had already caused rumbles before at 17 years old as he drew against Rungnarai Kiatmuu9 in 2018 (Rungnarai won FOTY that year).

Phetphutai’s entire gameplan is built around his height, and strength advantage. He is an elbow clincher who advances relentlessly. His aggressive advancement is accompanied by sharp elbows and knees. He sets up his entries with a rear kick or step-in knee from the orthodox stance. In the clinch, he is almost always stronger than his opponents, so transitions are relatively easy for him. He would push away his opponent’s face with one of his hands, that also blinds his opponent so that he can land elbows from the long guard. Phetphuthai is an expert at threading his arms through his opponent’s guard and powering his elbows through. Win or lose, one would be lucky to walk away from a fight against Phetphuthai without a cut. Though his offensive style is very ugly, it is incredibly effective.

For such an offensive fighter, Phetphuthai’s defense is surprisingly complete. He checks well and rarely leaves his opponents enough space to kick. In the clinch, he is good at guard manipulation, and due to his height, he has an incredible knee shield (posting the leg against the opponent's hip to stop knees). Here’s a short highlight of Phetphuthai.

This is truly a great fight, a very fresh matchup. Master defensive fighter against a relentless offensive up-and-comer. If Phetphuthai wins this fight, he would be hands down the brightest rising star in the sport. On the flip side, if Lamnamoonlek wins, he would no doubt be considered as the best 130er. At risk of spoiling the fight, the winner turned over 10/1 odds in the last round, it was not very exciting, but a good fight nonetheless. There is a rumor that the winner of this fight will face Rodtang Jitmuangnon because of the nature and set weight of the cross-promotion bout. Due to Lamnamoonlek’s experience and current form, he leads pre-fight odds as a 10/9 favorite (slight favorite).

Looking forward, the fights I want to see most (all fights linked at the end):

* Superbon Tded99 vs Rungkao Wor.Sangprapai | 135lbs | 13 Mar.

My first pick here is an amazing and fresh matchup everyone was calling for at the end of last year. It will feature arguably the two best clinchers in the sport, Superbon Tded99 and Rungkao Wor.Sangprapai.

Starting off with the more experienced of the two, 24-year-old Superbon (ซุปเปอร์บอล ทีเด็ด99) is currently riding on a 4-1-1 run with his only loss against a soaring Superlek Kiatmuu9, and the draw against Mongkolpet PetyindeeAcademy, who is also one of the best clinchers in the sport. His most recent wins were a dominant performance over a strong-form Kaonar, and his fourth win over PetUtong Or.Kwanmuang.

Superbon is very similar to Rungkao in the sense that they are both clinchers, but is very different in the approach he takes. Superbon is a pressure clincher who likes to move forward and use his rear kick and rare teeps from the southpaw stance to push his opponents around in the ring. He would enter the clinch with a kick or would simply use his forearm to power himself in and hurt his opponent at the same time. He is also very good at following his opponent’s pivots and knee to set up the clinch, this was instrumental in his wins against the great technician PetUtong. Inside the clinch, he prefers to use sharp knees straight down the middle to break his opponent’s composure, but can knee the sides just as well, though much less damaging.

On defense, Superbon is good at slipping punches, and has an incredibly tight guard that lets very little through, especially in terms of sideway elbows and punches. He maintains a strong defense at all distances and has good spatial awareness. His biggest weakness is being baited into the pocket then taking knees and kicks, he also doesn’t have the best locks

Due to being a relatively small clincher, Superball has always relied on his strength to overpower his opponents, though his locks and transitions in the clinch aregood, some top technicians like Superlek can easily fight out of the clinch and avoid the clinch altogether by fighting off Superbon’s guard.

21-year-old Songkhla native Rungkao (หรั่งขาว ว.สังข์ประไพ) has consistently been one of best 126-135 lbs fighters of the last three years as he has won the CP-Meiji Tournament and the True4u title (both 126lbs).His biggest recent win and the best win of his career came in late 2019 against Superlek Kiatmuu9 for the 130 lbs Rajadamnern Stadium title. As of this fight, Rungkao is coming off 3 wins in a row, notably against Detsakda SJ.Tongprachin and Samingdet Nor.Anuwatgym.

Rungkao is a tall and long knee fighter, undoubtedly one of the best clinchers of 2020. At distance, he pressures his opponents relentlessly to snuff out their offense and, most importantly, to smash damaging knees into his opponent. At mid and close-distance, Rungkao has a versatile arsenal of knees. From jumping body knees to spear knees to the simple side knees. Additionally, he has great elbows and kicks. Due to his physical length, he could easily knee over even the best knee shields.

On defense, Rungkao is nearly unbeatable in the clinch, but on the outside, he would take away space from his opponent with pressure so that their offense becomes very limited. Though, PetUtong and Superlek have used their footwork to circle away from the ropes and kick, manipulated Rungkao’s guard, and frame to avoid elbows from Rungkao and jab away, and elbow at him in the pocket.

In this fight, Rungkao will have the height advantage over Superbon, but it is unsure if he will have the strength advantage as both are incredibly strong.

* Littewada Sitthikhul vs Ferrari Fairtex | 142lbs | 14 Mar.

My second pick will most likely end up to be an exciting fight between two very high level Fimeu’s Littewada Sitthikhul and Ferrari Fairtex.

This fight will be the second fight into the stadium comeback of established veteran and former P4P top 3 Nak Muay Littewada (ฤทธิ์เทวดา สิทธิกุล). He’s spent over two years away from the sport (Stadium/SAT Muay Thai) due to competing in amateur boxing and though he has tried to come back, multiple fights were unfortunately cancelled and then Covid hit, which delayed his comeback to December of last year, against a worthy opponent in Lobo of PhuketFightClub. Littewada dominated every second of the fight and demolished Lobo in 2 rounds.

Littewada walks the line between a top technical fighter and all-out puncher. He is one of the most technically gifted fighters of the last generation, in line with Panpayak, Thaksinlek, Sangmanee, and Superlek. He is a wonderful kicker, good with body and head kicks, as well as teeps from either leg. At mid distance and in the pocket, Littewada is very good with slips and the famous left elbow counters. Additionally, his boxing is incredible as long ranged and in-pocket weapons, especially when he smells blood as he switches targets from the body to the head repeatedly with remarkably fast hands and mixes in heavy leg kicks into those combinations. Littewada has the most crisp, sharp, aesthetically pleasing technique on the scene. As a backfoot fighter, his counter offense is some of best as well as he has incredible awareness in distancing and gets away from the ropes with no problem with pivots.

On defense, he controls his opponent’s guard well, slips well enough and has good counters though his head movement is not the best and he is known for having bad “ruup”, at least, 2 years ago, when he had relatively bad conditioning so clinchers like Yodpanomrung would fold him with knees. His highlight.

23-year-old Ferrari (เฟอรารี่ แฟร์เท็กซ์) will be at a significant experience deficit compared to Littewada, and on top of that, he will be at a size disadvantage as he will fight at Littewada’s comfortable weight of 142 lbs, as opposed to his normal weight of 138-140 lbs. He is currently on a hot 6-1 run, with wins over Shadow, Thaksinlek, Muangthai (1-1), and Yodlekpet. A very impressive run.

Ferrari, much like Littewada, is a well-rounded technical fighter. He has strong kicks and beautiful teeps from either leg to use at distance. His rear kick is used in practically every facet of his game, especially on counters after avoiding a shot of his opponent biting on the bait to step into the pocket. If the opponent comes too close, he would elbow as a counter. Ferrari is one of the best backfoot kickers currently, showing it perfectly in his winning effort against Muangthai. He also has good, sweeps off of under-arm kick catches, and dumps. Additionally, he is an adept clincher on offense as he usually lands good knees on opponents who tend to be shorter than himself, which will not be the case here as Littewada is taller by quite a bit.

Ferrari’s best area is his defense though, as he is able to bait his opponents into the pocket and counter very well. On the outside, he doesn’t have the best kick defense but his knee defense is very strong and his composure is unbreakable no matter the volume. In his current form and under Stadium scoring, he is hard to beat.

Ferrari just keeps getting better with time, if he keeps on this track, he may reach the top one day, all of the fundamentals and skills are already there, perhaps some better quick decision making would get him there. His highlight.

This is a good level test for both fighters. Littewada on the comeback trail and Ferrari against another master technician. It will likely be an exciting fight. I think Littewada will have a 10/9 lead in pre-fight odds.

* Capitan PetyindeeAcademy vs Nuenglanlek Jitmuangnon | 139lbs | 26 Mar.

This one is a no-brainer. The easiest pick out of an exciting month of fights. Two superstars clash at Rangsit in a huge cross-promotion show between the two biggest Muay Thai promotions of the moment, Muay Thai Kiatpet and Petyindee.

There is no need for much introduction to Capitan (กัปปิตัน เพชรยินดีอะคาเดมี). He has become the biggest star in the sport in less than a year. Since his comeback to Stadium Muay Thai in June of 2019, after six bouts under SAT Muay Thai rules (traditional 5-round rules), and a further five bouts under 3-round Muay Thai and kickboxing rules, Capitan has not lost a single fight. In his last four fights under SAT rules alone, he’s ran through Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai twice at 154 lbs, dropped to 142 lbs to destroy Chamuaktong, and then back down to 139 lbs to absolutely demolish Sangmanee.

Capitan is a strong well-rounded southpaw technician and pressure boxer. At distance, he possesses good kicks from either leg, which are especially good for when he has gained a comfortable lead and decides to start fighting on the backfoot. Additionally, Capitan has good teeps and great boxing. He picks his punches very well, and with incredible accuracy. As he had competed against opponents significantly larger than himself for over 6 years as of this fight, he is very experienced against long-ranged fighters and can close the distance (get in and out) very efficiently. His experience is shown best in the clinch as he easily dealt with the much bigger clincher in Chamuaktong just a few months ago, with both strong defensive and offensive clinching. Due to his low center of gravity, he has great striking control and the effect of his strikes, kicks and knees in particular is emphasized. Capitan’s pressure boxing though, is his best facet as he displays impressive combination punching and advances relentlessly until he’s hurt his opponent enough to be sure that he has a comfortable lead.

Despite the aggressive style, Capitan is also very defensively responsible. At distance, he has remarkable timing on checks and his opponent’s strikes. His punching defense is reminiscent of Saenchai as he would frame on his opponents, or manipulate their guard. He is also an excellent defensive clincher with great composure. As no one has even come close to beating this new version of Capitan in the last 3 years, there is no clear gameplan that I can lay out yet. Though, if I were speculating, I would say that a very big and strong clincher with good clinch entries or a puncher with remarkable composure in the pocket may be able to break through Capitan’s defense.

On the other hand, Nuenglanlek (หนึ่งล้านเล็ก จิตรเมืองนนท์) has had a rough go of it since the comeback of Muay Thai after the initial lockdown (March-July). In his last 3 fights, he went 1-2, his last a win over a much less experienced Tapaokaew Singmawin in his step-up fight that happened much too early. In the whole year of 2020, Nuenglanlek went 2-2, with the other win over Chujaroen at the beginning of the year. He would lose badly to the P4P best Tawanchai P.K.Saenchai, and Chujaroen Dabransarakham, who looked much bigger than in their fight just earlier that year. Prior to this though, Nuenglanlek had gone 6-1 in 2019, when he won the prestigious Fighter of the Year award.

In sharp contrast to Capitan, Nuenglanlek is a versatile clincher, but weak on the outside, where his only reliable weapons are his jabs and the occasional rear kick. He has some of the best clinch entries at 140 lbs as he would use his impeccable guard fighting to move into advantageous starting positions in the clinch. He would also bait his opponents to guardfight with him so that he could land elbows and move into clinch. Inside the clinch, few are as good or as experienced as the 25-year-old. Nuenglanlek is one of the best at transitioning positions in the clinch. Despite his size, Nuenglanlek is very strong, and combined with his transition technique, it is difficult for non-clinchers to get the upper-hand against him, much less someone like Capitan. His best weapons in the clinch are trips, knees, and most notably, elbows.

His guard fighting prowess is also his most effective defense but he also has great kick defense and decent boxing defense. His strength allows him to not play it too safe in the clinch but he has been overpowered before and has shown decent defense when put into a bad position, recently against Chujaroen.

This is the highest profile fight this year yet. Capitan will be the clear favorite though there are no odds yet. Nuenglanlek also has a high chance to pull off the upset, I would be very surprised if he could in his current form, but I would not put it past him.

Again, the links to fights in the above article:

Looking back:

Petnamchai (red) vs Singdam (blue)
Petsomjit (red) vs Oleylek (blue) | Starts at 1:40:00 mark
Phetphuthai (red) vs Lamnamoonlek (blue)

Looking Forward (fight referred to):

March 2021 pound for pound rankings

10 - Phetphuthai Sitsarawatseua (เพชรภูไท ศิษย์สารวัตรเสือ) - 127 lbs (4)

9 - Chalam Paranchai (ฉลาม พรัญชัย) - 127 lbs (-)

8 - Samingdam Chor.Atchalaboon (สมิงดำ ฉ.อจล.บุญ) - 125 lbs (5)

7 - Tawanchai P.K.Saenchaigym (ตะวันฉาย พี.เค.แสนชัยมวยไทยยิม) - 143lbs (8)

6 - Lamnamoonlek Tded99 (ลำน้ำมูลเล็ก ทีเด็ด99) - 132 lbs (-)

5 - Capitan PetyindeeAcademy (กัปปิตัน เพชรยินดีอะคาเดมี่) - 139lbs (7)

4 - Puenkon Tor.Surat (ปืนกล ต.สุรัตน์) - 118lbs (9)

3 - SaoEk Sitchefboontham (เสาเอก ศิษย์เชฟบุญธรรม) - 119lbs (3)

2 - Kongklai Ennymuaythai (ก้องไกล เอ็นนี่มวยไทย) - 140lbs (2)

1 - Ronachai Tor.Ramintra (รณชัย ต.รามอินทรา) - 123lbs (1)

My criteria:

Results: most objective criteria, a fighter’s record
Performance: how a fighter won their fight(s)
Track record: recent past, quality of opposition
365-day period: P4P judges the activity of a fighter in a one-year period
Colored number in parentheses after each entry is their rank in the month previous

I did some reshuffling after looking through and reevaluating records again. As Suesat loses to Petpailin again, and is now on a 0-1-2 run, he drops out of the top 10. Lamnamoonlek makes the list again with a huge win over Phetphuthai who drops back to 9th. Samingdam drops a position and is surpassed by 2 fighters as a result of a weak performance against Petrungruang Aodtukdaeng. The rest are reshuffles.

- Phan Kế Sơn

This calendar tells you when up coming show are happening, and how to watch them.

How to watch Stadium (BKK) Muay Thai?

Some people find it hard to find a place to watch elite circuit fights and there are many reasons for this, whether it be the language barrier, significant time zone differences, difficulty following the sport or whatever else. In fact, it has never been easier to watch shows live than today. Currently, there are no shows behind paywall, and only one requires a VPN (Channel 7). Otherwise, the rest are all either on Facebook or Youtube (or adintrend).

The best free (no paywall) shows of the week are typically - in chronological order - Sia Boat (Petyindee)’s Suk Petyindee and Muaymumwansuk shows on Thursdays and Fridays respectively at 6 PM local time, Suk Jao Muay Thai on Channel 3 at Siam Omnoi Stadium, Saturdays at 12 PM local, Kiatpet Super Fight on Channel 5 and Lumpinee TKO on PPTV HD (two-part show) at Lumpinee Stadium on Saturdays at 2 PM local, WSS Fights on Muaysod FB at World Siam Stadium on Saturdays at 8:15 PM local (new show so there are still changes), Muaydee Vitheethai on PPTV HD at Blue Arena Sundays at 12 PM (noon), Muay Jet Si on Channel 7 (VPN required) at Channel 7 Stadium on Sundays at 2 PM, and lastly, Chang Muay Thai Kiatpet on AmarinTV Sundays at 6 PM.

Quite often, there are major one-off shows (mostly) outside of Bangkok. Those shows and all of the weekly shows (talked about above) with their live links could be found on my regularly updated calendar.

There are usually more shows than this, but the industry has just come off another 2-month hiatus so some shows already have a planned comeback date in late March or early April, and others are currently waiting for live audiences to come back before organizing due to money issues as many promoters are operating on a deficit on the current shows.

Today, following the sport has also gotten significantly easier with the advent of websites like Muay Thai 2000 and many English speaking pages dedicated to the sport on essentially all major social media platforms besides Youtube.